He was teasing her but Nevada’s eyes were very serious as she said,
“I can imagine nothing more perfect than being with you – only you.”
“ – and our babies,” Tyrone Strome added.
“And there must be lots of them,” Nevada cried, “for they must never be alone as I was, unwanted and miserable because no one wanted my love.”
“That is something that will never happen again,” Tyrone Strome said. “Get something to cover you and for God’s sake put on your litham! Otherwise, if you look like that, I shall have a dozen Sheiks trying to kidnap you and carry you off to their harems!”
“I only want to be in your harem,” Nevada said passionately, then she saw the expression in his eyes and added quickly,
“But there will be no one else there! If you so much as look at another woman, I will – scratch her eyes out – or stab her to death!”
“You may be jealous, my lovely one, but I assure you that you are an amateur in that particular emotion compared to me!”
He put his hand under her chin and turned her face up to his.
“Let me make this clear before I marry you. You will behave properly and circumspectly as my wife, otherwise I shall devise a series of even worse punishments than I have already inflicted upon you!”
Nevada laughed and put her lips close to his.
“Am I still a vixen?” she asked softly.
“You are adorable! Fascinating! Irresistible!” he answered. “And very much a woman!”
It was the answer she wanted and she gave a little sigh of happiness.
“Your woman,” she murmured, “for all time and please – because I love you so very much and want you – desperately, wildly and very passionately, let us get married quickly.”
Then his lips came down on hers and she surrendered herself to the rising fire which consumed them both.
It was part of the beauty of the valley, the pink Kasbahs, the rose-tinted cliffs, the burning sun, the star-strewn sky and the wind blowing from the desert.
It was deep in the soul of love, divine, yet so mysterious and secret it would take them a lifetime to discover the perfection of it.
“You are mine,” Tyrone said masterfully. “Mine so that your thoughts are my thoughts, your heart is my heart and your body is mine from the hairs on your lovely head to the toes on your little feet.”
“I love – adore – and worship you,” Nevada whispered. Her voice broke on the last words, but they were lost against his lips as he held her completely and utterly captive.
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OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES
Named the Eternal Collection because Barbara’s inspiring stories of pure love, just the same as love itself, the books will be published on the internet at the rate of four titles per month until all five hundred are available.
The Eternal Collection, classic pure romance available worldwide for all time .
Elizabethan Lover
The Little Pretender
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
A Duel of Hearts
The Saint and the Sinner
The Penniless Peer
The Proud Princess
The Dare-Devil Duke
Diona and a Dalmatian
A Shaft of Sunlight
Lies for Love
Love and Lucia
Love and the Loathsome Leopard
Beauty or Brains
The Temptation of Torilla
The Goddess and the Gaiety Girl
Fragrant Flower
Look Listen and Love
The Duke and the Preacher’s Daughter
The Mysterious Maid-servant
Lucky Logan Finds Love
The Wings of Ecstacy
Mission to Monte Carlo
Revenge of the Heart
The Unbreakable Spell
Never Laugh at Love
Bride to a Brigand
Lucifer and the Angel
Journey to a Star
Solita and the Spies
The Chieftain Without a Heart
No Escape from Love
Dollars for the duke
Pure and Untouched
Secrets
Fire in the Blood
Love, Lies and Marriage
The Ghost who Fell in Love
Hungry for Love
The Wild Cry of Love
The Punishment of a Vixen
The Secret of the Glen
Bride to the King
For All Eternity
THE LATE DAME BARBARA CARTLAND
Barbara Cartland, who sadly died in May 2000 at the grand age of ninety eight, remains one of the world’s most famous romantic novelists. With worldwide sales of over one billion, her outstanding 723 books have been translated into thirty six different languages, to be enjoyed by readers of romance globally.
Writing her first book ‘Jigsaw’ at the age of 21, Barbara became an immediate bestseller. Building upon this initial success, she wrote continuously throughout her life, producing bestsellers for an astonishing 76 years. In addition to Barbara Cartland’s legion of fans in the UK and across Europe, her books have always been immensely popular in the USA. In 1976 she achieved the unprecedented feat of having books at numbers 1 & 2 in the prestigious B. Dalton Bookseller bestsellers list.
Although she is often referred to as the ‘Queen of Romance’, Barbara Cartland also wrote several historical biographies, six autobiographies and numerous theatrical plays as well as books on life, love, health and cookery. Becoming one of Britain’s most popular media personalities and dressed in her trademark pink, Barbara spoke on radio and television about social and political issues, as well as making many public appearances.
In 1991 she became a Dame of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to literature and her work for humanitarian and charitable causes.
Known for her glamour, style, and vitality Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime. Best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels and loved by millions of readers worldwide, her books remain treasured for their heroic heroes, plucky heroines and traditional values. But above all, it was Barbara Cartland’s overriding belief in the positive power of love to help, heal and improve the quality of life for everyone that made her truly unique.
ELIZABETHAN
LOVER
Barbara Cartland
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